Background
Fitz-Gerald, Roger Miller was born on July 13, 1935 in New York City. Son of Gerald Hartpence and Rovenia Francis (Miller) F.-G.
Fitz-Gerald, Roger Miller was born on July 13, 1935 in New York City. Son of Gerald Hartpence and Rovenia Francis (Miller) F.-G.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University of Illinois, 1957; Juris Doctor with honors, University of Illinois, 1961.
Association, Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, 1961-1964; associate specializing in foreign patent law, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Luedeka, Chicago, 1964-1972; patent attorney, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1972-1974; senior patent attorney, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1974-1975; group patent attorney, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1975-1976; group patent counsel, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1976-1982; senior patent counsel, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1982-1985; senior technical law counsel, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1985-1986; chief technical law counsel, Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, 1986-1990; private practice, Urbana, Wilmette, Belleville, Illinois, since 1990; private practice, St. Louis, since 1990.
Constitutional revision chairman Illinois Young Republican Organisation, 1968-1970. Served with Army of the United States, 1957. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Champaign County Illinois Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Association Chicago, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association Corporation Patent Counsel, Computer Law Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Upsilon (province governor 1969-1975). M C.
Married Martha Ann Odell, 1967 (divorced 1985). Children: Kathleen Odell, Maureen Roxanne, Arthur Thomas. Married Janice Evens, 1993.